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YOL. XX, NO. 52. DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1893. WHOLE NUMBER 984. LOCAL LACOMCS. MATTERS IN AND AROUND PROS PEROUS DARLINGTON. A Column of News, Tersely Told,' Interest to Our Many Readers. of Cotton was bringing f fr in rom 6i Dar- to 7 lington yesterday cents. The annual meeting of Sec tion No. 518, Endowment Rank,. Knights of Phythias, will be held on Tuesday night next. As the Christmas holidays ap proach, everybody should keep before the eye Messrs Norment & Co.’s new advertisement. Rev R. W. Barnwell will con-' duct services in the Episcopal Church on Sunday evening next, beginning at 7.30 o’clock. Mr. J., W. Ferguson, of Dovesville, has been drawn up on the grand jury for the Uni ted States Court and Mr. T. H. Coker, of Society Hill, on the petit jury. The Court will con vene in Charleston in January. Messrs Coggeshall & Co. have received a large stock of Christ; - mas goods. They announce that every person who makes urchases amounting to $10 will presented "by them with a three-fourths life size crayon portrait. Quite a dumber of Darling- tonians wept over to Sumter on the excursion over the C., S & N. Railroad, on Sunday, to at tend the Methodist Conference. The excursion carried also large numbers from other points along the line. L u At the annual meeting of the Darlington Driving Association held on Monday, D. S. McCul lough was elected president; J. C. Willcox, secretary ; L. 8. Welling, treasurer. The first regular races of the association will be given in the Spring. The regular holiday season of Clemson College has begun and all tb' students from Darling ton county are at home. Clem son gives holiday in the winter instead of the summer. The present holiday will continue until the third Thursday in February. The colored Presbyterian con gregation is now using the old canning factory as a house of woiship, but the members are making efforts to build a church. To helo the cause they will give a dime entertainment at the canning factory on the evenings of the 25th, 20th and 27th insts. The young people of the Dovesville section will give an entertainment at the Dovesville Academy on the evening of the 22 inst. A hot supper will be served. A special feature of the evening will be a “cake walk.” Music will be furnished A USEFUL LIFE ENDED. The Death of Mr. McCurdy Willi* Af ter a Long Illness. Mr. McCurdy Willis died at his residence at this place on Sunday morning. He had been in failing health for some time and his death was not unexpec ted. Darlington had no bet ter citizen than Mr Willis Jand his death is a severe loss to the community. He was an enter prising man and was always alive to the interests of the town. He had a large circle of triends who admired him for his good heart, fine intelligence and high integrity. His death is keenly felt. Mr. Willis was about forty- three years old and was a native of Sumter. He commenced his business lite as an employee of (Jreen, Watson & Walsh, of Sumter, and was subsequently associated with Samuel O. Nel son & Co., of Charleston. For a number years past he had been a travelling salesman for Frank & Adler, shoe merchants of Baltimore. About ten years ago he removed to Darlington to reside, having married about that time Miss Julia Nettles, daughter of Mr. R. B. Nettles of this place. His wife and one child, a son, survive him. The remains were interred at Qrovehill Cemetery on Mon day morning. The > services were conducted by Rev. J. E. Carlisle, pastor of the Methodist Church, of which the deceased was a member. The following gentlemen acted as pallbearers : Messrs E. Keith Dargan, W. C. Coker, C. S. McCullough, J. B. Law. C. W. Milling, N. L. Har- r e 11, H. M. Willcox, W. M. Haynsworth. A large number of friends were present at the funeral services. The Darling ton Guards attended in a body, in citizens dress, as Mr. Willis was a contributing member of that organization. A SYNOPSIS OF i HE PROCEEDINGS OF A WEEK. Fine kid gloves, silk and lin en handkerchiefs, and rugs for Christmas. Norment & Co. Try one of those cheviott suits at Blackwell Bros. FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. The Domino Party Changed to a Mas querade and a Great Time Promised. The domino party, which the young men intended giving in the Guards Armory on the even ing of the 26 inst., has been changed to a masquerade, which will, of course, make it a much more enjoyable affair. T h e prospects are that the entertain ment will be very largely atten ded. We are requested to men tion that all unmarried guests must appear in masks as only married persons will be admit ted to the ball without them. At 12 o’clock, at a given signal, everybody will unmask. We published the committees bav- i ig charge of the party in our by the Society Hill string band j last issue. The following ladies and a jolly good time is promis ed. The public are invited. The announcement has been made of the approaching mar riage of Mr. F. J. Rhodes, of Swift’Creek, and Miss Emma Clements, of Oats, which auspi cious event will be consumma ted at Wesley Chapei on Wednesday evening, the 20th inst., at 7 o’clock. We are re- ? nested to state that all the rieuds of the contracting par ties are cordially invited to at tend the ceremony will act as chaperons for the oc casion : Mrs. G. W. Dargan, Mrs. R. W. Boyd, Mrs. H. E. P. Sanders. Mrs. E. R. Mclver, Mrs. A. C. Spam, Mrs. A. C. McFall, Mrs. F. E. Norment, Mrs. A. T. Baird, Mis. C. 8 Nettles. Mrs J. L. Michie, Mrs. T. W. Norment, Mrs. J. A. Hearou. New dry the lowest. go N< oods; prices still orment & Co. SALEM COUNTY. The Prospects are that the Bill will no be Passed. The bill for the formation of The Florence amateurs who have worked so long and so faithfully to perfect themselves in the cantata, '•Esther ’’ I galem county, with Bishopville every reason to be gratified at ’ RPat f rom no,.. the result, TI,o litTch«Md, was given in Florence on Mon- ^ erghaw aDd g oumlcr counties, day night and it ® 1 has been reported unfavorably The people of Darling- J* ^ judi £ iary C o mmi ttee of " Representatives, success, ton will he given an opportunity to see the cantata on Monday night next, when it will be pre sented at our opei a house. We commend the performance to theatre-goers; none should fail to see it. the House of to which it was referred. This Vengeance Wreaked on Charleston and Corporations Come in for Their Share. In our last issue we brought the proceedings of the Legisla ture up to Wednesday of last week. On Wednesday the House indefinitely postponed the bill to tax dogs, but passed one forbidding any dog to run at large after it had been bitten by a rabid dog or had killed any sheep or other dogs or de stroyed any fowls or eggs. The House killed the bill to exempt dwelling houses on farms from taxation fotjive years and the bill to hold sessions of the Leg islature only every two years In the Senate a bill to abolish the office of jury commissioner passed its first reading. The following new bills of interest to our readers were introduced into the Senate : To authorize James R Pyles to maintain a wharf on Pee Dee River in Florence county ; to limit the punishment for carrying con cealed weapons, obtaining prop erty, under $20. under false pre tences and disposing of proper ty under $20, under a lien (sub sequently passed by the Senate); to require the Wilmington, Col umbia and Augusta and South Carolina Railroads to exchange freight at Camden Junction, Sumter county. On the same day a joint ses sion was held and Assistant At torney General O. W. Buchan an, of Fairfield, was elected At torney General to succeed Fon. D. A. Townsend, who has been elected Circuit Judge. On Thursday the House passed the bill in regard to teachers’ certificates after amending it so as to make the certificate good for five years instead of during the life of the holder. The bill to exempt all cattle, hogs and sheep from taxation for five years was defeated The Senate passed the bill to repeal the charter of corporations when they fail to pay taxes. On Friday the House killed the bill to compel the railroads to provide separate coaches for races and also the bill to pro hibit the manufacture and sale of cigaiettes. In the Senate the Congressional redistricting bill was passed. Thisisapiece of spite against Charleston, as it puts the good old city in the black district. On Saturday the spite was again shown against Charles ton. In the House a bill to pro vide for a metropolitan police for that city was introduced. Charleston is the only place to be put under this system. The bill to validate marriages here tofore contracted by any person who had heretofore been mar ried in this State, but had sub sequently been divorced in an other State and married again, was killed by the Senate. On Monday the bill providing for the distribution or Confed erate pensions through survi vors associations to be organiz ed i.i each township was passed by the House. A resolution to with-hold the pay of Legislators when absent from duty and not excused was introduced into the House, but it did not even re cieve a second. In the Senate a bill was passed to establish a State Medical Board of Exami ners (a re*urn to the system in vogue prior to 1890); also a bill to further regulate the holding of the Circuit Courts of the Fourth Circuit. On Tuesday the House passer the bill creating Oreenwooc county and killed the bill which was in effect a compromise be tween the dispensary and the THE NEW DISPENSARY LAW. Are the People'* Per*on«l Right* to be Thu* Trampled Upon? A bill has been introduced in to the Legislature for the pur pose of patening up the dispen sary law and making it more iron-clad. It is said that the bill has the sanction of Govern or Tillman and, of course, there fore the Legislature will pass it. According to the new bill any house, private or otherwise, may be entered and searched if supposed to contain contra band liquor, nor is any warrant i ecessary —only information and belief is required. Where are the people’s personal rights and liberties ? The new law also provides that not only the party frho brings liquor into the State ille gally is liable, but also the per son who receives it. This pro vision is made right in the face of the decision of the United States Court that the State can not prohibit the shipment of liquor into its territory. New York cloak makers had to sell—we bought at half price and will sell at half price. Nor ment A: Co. Flour, $3,50 to $5,25 at Black- well Bros WHO DID THIS: IT LOOKS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN FOUL MURDER. John H. Sparks's Circus. Notwithstanding a month had not passed since we had had a big show, John H. Sparks’s cir cus on Monday was well pat ronized, the large tent being well filled with an appreciative crowd, who were delighted with the performances and who were fully satisfied that they had re ceived, the full value of their money. This show was con spicuous by the absence of the usual monte, shell and crap games and all swindling and gambling devices, as well as the absence of drunkenness and profanity as the management will not allow any thing of this kind on their grounds. It is the unanimous decision that this was the best show of the kind ever held in Georgetown.— Georgetown (Del.) Republican. This circus will exhibit in Darlington on Tuesday next, the 19 inst. adv. Mr. Cephut Pipkin Found in the Road with his Skull Crushed—He Will Die. News reached Darlington yes terday of what appears to be a murder committed in the Lamar section. Diligent inquiry on the part of a representative of The News failed to elicit any defi nite information in regard to the affair. The reports have it, however, in this shape: Early yesterday morning Mr. Cephus Pipkin was found lying by the side of the Lamar public road at a point about two miles beyond Shiloh Church and about four miles this side of the town of Lamar. He had several se vere cuts about the head and his skull was crushed. Dr. J. P. Parrott was summoned to the aid of the injured man and at last accounts Mr. Pipkin was unconscious and there is no hope of his recovery. How the man became in that condition is a mystery. It is evident that someone assaulted him. but who did it? A board used as a wagon seat was found lying near by and it is supposed that this was the weapon used in crushing the skull. Mr. Pipkin was in Darlington on the day previous and it is said that he left town in the afternoon in company with some friends. On his way home he must have been assaulted, but nothing could be ascertained about the circumstances that brought about his unfortunate fate. The wounded man is about forty years old and is a resident of the town of Lamar. He is well known throughout the county. TheJ details given above are mere rumors heard on the streets. Nothing authentic could be obtained. Will the mystery ever be solved? The entire stock of goods for merly belonging to joyi & mmi Will be sold at and BELOW COST. Dress Trimmings and Trim ming Silks will be sold at half price. We call special atten tion to a large stock of cheap and medium priced clothing for Men and Boys. o Successors Dec 7—tin. to Joye & Sanders Don’t fail to see our new la dies wraps—latest styles below New York wholesale cost. Nor ment & Co. From the r>iney Wood*. Of the North to the Ever glades of the Soulh, brapgists are besieged by people with eve ry shade of Rheumatism, inquir ing about Dr. Drummond’s Rem- i edy. “Will it cure me?” And the druggist points to the fact that the Drummond Medicine Co. 48-50 Maiden Lane, New, York, offer a reward of $500 for | a case their remedy will not cure. That kind of answer is sathfy- ing, and the sufferer planks down five dollars and goes home and is cured. Not only reliev ed ! but Cubed. Agents wan ted. Good shoes, all solid, $1,25, at Blackwell Bros. Just in, a lot of Ladies’ Wraps, Lalest Styles. We can sell those stylish gar ments lib h M M. JUST OPENED NEW Fall Him Will pay for three of .the bent weekly newspaper* in the country for one year, TlsMljMMr, Tii Mm Ciinln, Tilt Mgtti Him. These three papers will supply all the news, County, State and National, that one needs to keep fully, abreast of the tines. Money is very scarce these days, but read ing matter Is proportionate ly cheap. Four years ago these thrtoe journals wonld have cost |8 In all; now they can be had by leaving at. The Dab lisotox Nkws office the small sum of Pretty Styles AND Lowest Prices. AT MASON’S New Jewelry Store, Pearl Street, Work done neatly and cheap. probably means that the bill h'X h licerse system. Toe Sen prouauijr atfl naased the famous count! will not pass. If the new coun ty should be formed it would take from Darlington, we are told, all of Stokes Bridge and Two of Governor Tillman 1 * portions of Lisbon, Cypress, most famdus (?) whiskey consta- Hartsville and Antioch towu- * les, Swan and Pepper, visited ships. We cannot see how so arlington on Friday. They in- much territory could be taken spected the town but made no from Darlington as the county arrests. Swan is the man who wonld then be reduced below was held in contempt of the the constitutional B r ea. Our United States Court and was county is now one of the small- subsequently mobbed in Beau- est in the State. We trust that fort. Pepper made a name fori when a vote is reached upon himself by raiding the estab- the bill our delegation will do lishment of an Italian, named i everything possible to prevent Chicco, in Charleston, and en | its passage. tering, in search for liquor, a - ~~ ^ room in the private premises) Reynolds shoes wear where Chicco’s wife was lying [months; found only at ill. I well Bros. ate passed the famous county government bill and the bill to reduce the number of trial jus tices and constables in Darling ton county. The Senate and House have disagreed on the salary reduc tion question. Will the salaries ever be reduced ? « Watch for the Circus. J. H. SpirkL’scircusexhibited here on Tuesday. The after- noon session was well patron ized, there being such a* crowd they could not seat them. This circus is very popular on the peninsula because of its freedom from vulgarity and gambling. Taken altogether it is the best thing that has been in the State for the money. They advertise what they will do and do it. The managers are gentlemen in all respects and no town need hesitate to allow them to show within its borders. Every one who attended spoke in glowing terms of the performance.— iMurel (Del) Gazette. This circus will exhibit in Darlington on Tuesday next, the 19 inst. adv. A big line of clothing selling for cost at Blackwell Bros. We positively guarantee these the best value for the money ever seen in Darlington. A new lot of Dry Goods just in at lower pjices than ever. Every Man A Capitalist. You can become a capitalist at once by laying by a small part oi your yearly income and invest ing it in a Tontine policy of the Equitable Life For $20 you can instantly se cure a capital of $i ,ooo (or for $200 a capital of $io,ooo), thus acquiring an estate which you may leave to your heirs, or re tain as a fund for your own support in old age, if your life be prolonged. Such a step will prompt you to save, will strengthen your credit, will increase your con fidence, will preserve yon from care and will give yon lasting satisfaction. The Plan U Simple. The Security Absolute. It is the perfect development of the hfe policy. To-day is the right time to get facts anc, figures. Address W. J. RODDEY, Manager, For the Carolina*. ROCK HILL. S. C. A large new stock of goods — Just Received— To supply the demands of the Fall trade. Watches and Jewelry f.every description at the most reasonable prices. A large assortment of S F S3 O O? O X. S3 S I Guaranteed to suit the most exacting eyes. Watch-repairing a Specialty. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sep 28—Sin For the Holidays we have just received new goods in silk and linen handkerchiefs, kid gloves, and Smyrna and Mo- quette rugs. Coutly Railroads. t The costliest mile of railway Is a mile measured on the steel portion of the .. . Forth bridge. The length of thispor- W e will for the next 15 days, tiou j g a m j le and yards, and the cost offer to the ladies some special of it wa< con »iderably over 43,000,000. bargains in 20 pieces of Dress; Thc expensive railway system in Goods at cost, consisting of hop a,,, world Is the “Inner Circle” line of sackings, cashmeres and dress j London, which cost, including the pur- The goods are new and latest styles. The prices are low and guaranteed. & ft olfram o Watchmaker and Jeweler. BANK OF DARLINGTON, DARLINGTON, 8. C., Capital, — — $100,000 Surplus and Undivi ded Profits, — $45,073.80 DIRECTORS: W. C. Coker, J. L Coker, R. W. Boyd, J. J. Ward. E. R. Mclver, A. Nachman, Bright Williamson. Transacts a General Banking Business. twelve Black* flannels. Come and see them. Brunson, Lunu & Co. Buy your Christmas candies, oranges, apples, raisins, etc., of Blackwell Bros. chase of land, from £600,000 to nearly £1.000,000 per mile. The last construct ed mile, between the Mansion house and Aldgate, cost altogether, including “compensations,” nearly £2,000,000. London Letter. Nomat & Co, r NACHMAN BUILDING, Cor Caaima St. and Public Square. Sale of Securities. B Y virtue of written authority giv en me by Abram Welnburg I will sell to the highest bidder in front of the Court House, at Darlington Court House, on Friday, the ISth day of December next, bet ween the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock, a certain bond together with the mortgage given to secure the same of Wesley Dargan, bearing date the 34th day of January, A. D. 1889, upon which there 1* now due and unpaid Seven Hundred and Nine and 98 100 (*709.98) Dollar*, with interest from the 15th day of Mareh, 1893, at ten per cent per annum, said mortgage being recorded in the office of R. M. C. for Darlington County, in Book No. 9. paSe 258. Said bond and mortgage can be inspected at any t me at the office of W. F. Dargan, at Darlington C. H.. S. C. Terms of sale cash. J- B. LAW. Nov80—3t Section No 518, Endournent Rank, K. of P. FIVHE Annual Meeting of this body I will be held on Tuesday even ing next, the 19 inst, immediately af ter the close of Darlington Lodge, No 7. A full attendance is particularly requested. CHAS. K. ROGERS, It &.X.S. Savings Depat tment. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. Interest allowed at rate of 5 per cent, per annum from date of deposit—payable quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October. For further information ap ply at the Bank. o Accounts In both Depart ments solicited and will be given careful attention. BRIGHT WILLIAMSON, President. L. E. WILLIAMSON, Cashier. Dm. 81-tf invited. Darlington Lodge No. 7, Knighte of Pythi- ae, meets on let and Srd Tcksdat ‘ Evenings In each month, at Castle Hall, Florence street, opposite Broad. Visit ing brothers fraternally nW. B. McGIR1,U. D. S.,4 Offers hie profeeeiuuai Mnviees t* the people of Darlington and vletaMg. OSes over the store of Edwards.* W "jAallSh-Iyi